Bmw M3

[smtezo]

Here goes my quest to better understand XSI subDs. Thought the M3's "flame surfacing" would be a good test.

[smtezo]

.....still roughing out the shape.....

[mechis]

good start, man. Keep it up!
~Mechis

[smtezo]

good start, man. Keep it up!
~Mechis

Thanks man! Here are some minor updates, I had some problems with blue prints I was using seemed the proportions at the rear of the car where not matching! I suppose BMW wouldn't actually let accurate blueprints of the M3 float around on the net would they. Anyways I got better ones now and I am ready to roll! :-)

[smtezo]

Added the detail on the bumper and the side vent. I must say, I love the Tweak tool, totally indispensable!!

[Zac-Donald]

can you post the wires without the sub-wires or whatever they're called. ( Hit "alt" and "+")

[smtezo]

can you post the wires without the sub-wires or whatever they're called. ( Hit "alt" and "+")

Sure thing!

[Zac-Donald]

Theres a few 5 sides polygons you need to fix, and the edge flow could use a bit of work,

[smtezo]

Theres a few 5 sides polygons you need to fix, and the edge flow could use a bit of work,

I'm sure to you are talking about the bonnet and door area, there still some more tweaking to come.... while it is good practice to keep quads there are times you just cannot runaway from n-gons. Which is not a real tragedy with XSi as it handles them like a champ!.

BMW's "flame surfacing" is notorious for its mixture of concave and covex surfaces, the idea being the sheet metal must "pool" light, if you look at pic below you have convex surfaces punctuate by hard edges followed by subtle concave surfaces. so at face value the edge flow might seem "odd" but there is a "method to the madness" :-)

[smtezo]

Started working on the rims, hope to finish the exterior this week

[Leo]

Looking great! Keep it up.
Leo.

[smtezo]

Pardon the lack of updates, I have been tied up with work commitments, but I am back at it now...:-)